Erskine Caldwell papers, [ca. 1930-1978].

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Erskine Caldwell papers, [ca. 1930-1978].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38478318

The collection consists of papers of Erskine Caldwell from ca. 1930-1978. Includes several manuscripts of Caldwell's works, both published and unpublished; a small amount of correspondence; scrapbooks of memorabilia from Caldwell and his wife Virginia's travels; newspaper clippings, magazine articles, photographs, and advertising ephemera pertaining to Caldwell and his writings; awards presented to Caldwell; and photographs.

6 linear ft.

Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7404913

Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Caldwell, Erskine, 1903-1987

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Erskine Preston Caldwell was born in White Oak, Coweta County, Georgia, the son of Ira Sylvester Caldwell, a minister, and Caroline Bell, a teacher. Caldwell much later believed that being brought up as a minister's son in the Deep South was "my good fortune in life," for his family's frequent moves to different congregations in the region gave him an intimate knowledge of the people, localities, and ways of life that would inform his fiction and documentary writing. As a youth he observed, with...

Caldwell, Virginia

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American painter and wife of author Erskine Caldwell. From the description of Letter, card and photograph for Cornelia and Waller Barrett [manuscript], 1984 August 30. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647810919 ...